Watch-charm



(No Model.) v B. G. STAUFFERL WATCH CHARM. I

No. 497,611. Patented May 16, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN G. STAUFFER, OF BACHMANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATCH-CHARM.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 497,611, dated May 16,1893.

Application filed September 24, 1892. Serial No. 446,814. (No model.)

To 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN G. STAUFFER,

of Bachmanville, in the county of Dauphin acter, of neat appearance,adaptedto contain removable cards for each month, and of suchconstruction that the cards may be readily observed, that will hold thecards compact, and that will enable a card to be removedwith box-likebody and a cover therefor, the former convenience and dispatch. v

The invention consists inthe novel details hereinafter particularlydescribed and defined in the claims. v Reference is'to' be had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both'thefigures.

Figure l is a front perspective view of a watch charm embodying myinvention, and 1 1g. 2 1s a longitudinal sectional view thereof, thecharm being shown open.

' The bodya of the charm is of box-like form, and of a depth toaccommodate twelve monthly calendar cards b. Above the cards I), is abezel 0 corresponding to the shape of the box; it fits within the body aand overlies the edges of the cards 12, at all sides while exposing themajor portion thereof, and fits the box so snugly as to contact with theinner surface thereof with sufficient friction to retain the cardscompact. The bezel forms a follower for the cards and retains themneatly in place, pressing on the next succeeding one, as the cards aresuccessively removed.

In connection with the body a,as described, a hinged transparent coveris employed, con sisting of a glass cl having a metallic frame (1, andto the central knuckle of the hinge 6 thereof, there is secured, or onit is formed, an eye f, for affording means of attaching it to a watchchain. By locating the eye fon the hinge, it will be seen that inaddition to performing its function as a means of attachment to thechain, it also forms a stop for Y limiting the movement of the cover,and thus when attached to the chain the charm can be conveniently heldwhile removing a card at the expiration of each month. The covervfitsthe rabbeted upper edge a, of the body with sufficient frictionalcontact to retain the cover closed. T wo' projections a a formedrespectively on the body and cover, centrally thereof, at theend'opposite the hinge, enables the cover to be readily opened, forremova and insertion of the cards.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A calendar watch-charm comprising a adapted to receive a'series'ofcalendar cards, a bezel fitting the interior of the body with sufficientfriction to prevent movement of the.

bezel, the latter overlying the edges of the cards while exposing themajor portion there.-

said body, the hinge having an eye thereon V for affording attachment toawatch chain,

the said eye further forming a stop limiting the movement of the cover,substantially as and for the purpose specified. I

3. A watch charm, comprising a box-like body adapted to receive a seriesof calendar cards,a bezel fitting the interior of the body and withsufficient friction to retain said bezel against movement, the latterforming also a.

follower for the cards, a transparent cover hinged to the box, the hingehaving an eye thereon for affording attachment to a watch chain andforming a stop for limiting the movement of the cover, and centralprojections formed respectively on the body and cover, at the endopposite the hinge, substantially as described.

BENJAMIN G. STAUFFER. Witnesses:

S. G. STAUFFER, JOHN G. STAUFFER.

